''The Man Who Could Not Laugh'' (Norwegian: ''Mannen som ikke kunne le'') is a 1968 Norwegian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

. The title role is played by

Rolv Wesenlund Rolv Helge Wesenlund (17 September 1936 – 18 August 2013) was a Norway, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer and actor. Biography Wesenlund was most known for having portrayed the title character in the musical Bør Børson Jr. (m ...

. Harald Heide-Steen Jr. plays the psychologist with the task of teaching him to laugh. The film also stars the film's director, Bo Hermansson. The film is considered a Norwegian classic and showcases a famous comedic duo in Wesenlund and Heide-Steen.

Cast

... Mr. Sonell, the man who can't laugh *

Birgitta Andersson Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group aroun ...

... Stina, his Swedish girlfriend * Harald Heide-Steen Jr. ... The psychiatrist *

Thea Stabell Thea Stabell (born 4 July 1939), née Dorothea Jessie Pierstorff, is a Norwegian actress. Stabell's mother was American, and her father worked for the Foreign Service. As a result, she had a nomadic lifestyle growing up, living in both the Unite ...

... The nurse *

Wenche Myhre Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born 15 February 1947), known in German as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, Danish, German and Swedish markets and languages. She represented Ger ...

... The singer *

Martin Ljung Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917 – 30 September 2010) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.Martin Ljung
en ...

... Himself *

Sverre Wilberg Sverre Wilberg (24 December 1929 – 19 July 1996) was a Norwegian actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional ...

... Mandrake *

Arve Opsahl Arve Opsahl (14 May 1921 – 29 April 2007) was a Norwegian movie and stage actor, singer and stand-up comedian. Opsahl began his career as a comedian in 1942, and played numerous roles both on stage and in more than forty movies. He was then ch ...

... Himself *

Alf Prøysen Alf Prøysen () (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He work ...

... Audience in the barn *

Bjørn Sand Bjørn Hjalmar Sand (19 September 1928 – 18 December 2024) was a Norwegian revue writer and actor. Life and career Sand was born in Oslo on 19 September 1928, and was half brother of Rolf Sand. He married Unni Bernhoft in 1955, was son-in- ...

... The comedian * Bengt Calmeyer ... The interviewer *

Stein Mehren Stein Mehren (16 May 1935 – 28 July 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with ''Gjennom stillheten en natt'' (1960). He wrote more than fifty books, mainly poetry.

... Himself *

Per Øivind Heradstveit Per or PER may refer to: Places * Peru (IOC country code) * Pér, a village in Hungary * Perthshire (Chapman code), historic county in Scotland Science and technology * Physics education research * Packed Encoding Rules, in computing, an ASN.1 wi ...

... TV interviewer *

Svein Wickstrøm Svein Wickstrøm (March 17, 1936 – December 15, 2006) was a Norwegian actor and revue artist. He was employed at the Trøndelag Theater for 35 years. Wickstrøm was born in Oslo. He made his stage debut with Leif Juster at the Edderkoppen ...

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Man who could not Laugh 1960s Norwegian-language films Man who could not Laugh Man who could not laugh {{Norway-film-stub